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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum with Libya. The MoU was signed after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held.... Additionally, Libya and Ankara argue that they have common sea borders, ignoring the island of Crete... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign PolicyCouncil, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... planning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign Policyto support Libya in dealing with migration, with a total of 465 million euros committed between 2015...Increased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... government to sign the EastMed gas pipe line agreement (which was signed by Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Jan
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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
shot down by the prime minister’s office. Primary surplus beats target in Jan-Feb Overdue taxes hit... in December, to stand at 4.17 million in January. Overall, the total stock of overdue taxes, including... for the second straight quarter to reach 807,000, while its share of the total jobless figure fell to 71.8
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Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policywent on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away
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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeaturesof net inflows, the total exceeded the pre-pandemic high of almost 4.5 billion recorded in 2019..., the government has set the bar at 7-8 billion euros, with almost 5 billion already secured in H1, which... accounts for 13 pct of the total stock. Even within the service sector, however, it is notable
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